US' climate mistake will cost it dear
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the 2015 Paris climate change agreement, the landmark United Nations treaty that many of us worked so hard to achieve. Trump is making a mistake that will have grave repercussions for his country as well as the rest of the world.
Trump claims that he will try to renegotiate the deal reached in Paris, or craft a new one. But leaders from around the world have already hailed the agreement as a breakthrough in the fight against climate change, a victory for international cooperation, and a boon to the global economy.
Among the many challenges we face today, climate change is unique in its global scale. It affects every element of life on this planet - from ecosystems and food production to cities and industrial supply chains. Viewing climate change as strictly an "environmental" problem misses the point entirely.
